Motorcyclist critically injured in Route 209 collision

A 35-year-old Walnutport man who crashed his motorcycle on Route 209 in Carbon County Sunday night remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday.

Shawn Wilt of Woodland Drive was flown by helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Salisbury Township after the crash, which happened just after 7 p.m., according to Franklin Township Police Department.

The hospital listed his condition as critical Monday evening.

Wilt, who had been heading south on Route 209 toward Lehighton, collided with a car heading in the same direction. The driver of the car, Donna Florio, 45, of Bank St., New York City, was not seriously injured.

Franklin Township police said it is continuing to investigate the cause of the crash, but the damage suggested the motorcycle struck the rear, driver's side of the car. Police closed both southbound lanes of Route 209 while they investigated Sunday night.